1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DONLEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 393 331 Land in farms ..................acres.. 643 151 599 637 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 637 1 812 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 482 491 508 987 Average per acre .........dollars.. 276 265 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 549 35 351 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 97 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 291 234 acres.. 92 879 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 160 acres.. 37 735 30 073 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 54 acres.. 12 478 6 397 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 967 54 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 013 164 367 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 958 5 213 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 85 009 49 193 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 19 $100,000 or more .................... 54 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 664 50 473 Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 708 152 488 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 163 Other ............................... 196 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 216 182 200 days or more ................... 138 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 229 number.. 84 878 45 701 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 204 number.. (D) 15 488 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 226 number.. 134 840 73 487 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 14 number.. 160 463 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 12 number.. 239 1 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 75 90 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) 248 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 2 acres.. 1 328 (D) bushels.. 124 507 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 26 acres.. 2 284 2 900 bushels.. 105 746 143 191 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 25 acres.. 8 664 5 708 bushels.. 201 894 137 180 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 50 69 acres.. 15 638 15 130 bales.. 9 136 10 842 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 0 acres.. 301 0 bushels.. 10 704 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 91 acres.. 5 507 3 988 tons, dry.. 11 513 7 356 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.